Aquifoliaceae
American holly
Ilex opaca
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Genus
- Ilex
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Common names
By language (9)
- Arabic
- بهشية ظلامية
- arz
- بهشيه ظلاميه
- Chinese
- 北美齒葉冬青, 北美齿叶冬青, 北美冬青, 美國冬青
- Czech
- Cesmína temná, Cesmína americká
- English
- American holly
- French
- Houx americain, Houx américain
- Japanese
- アメリカヒイラギモチ, アメリカヒイラギ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Amerikakristtorn
- Persian
- خاس آمریکایی
Synonyms
- Ageria opaca (Aiton) Raf.
- Ilex americana Lam.
- Ilex canadensis Michx.
- Ilex laxiflora Lam.
- Ilex opaca f. opaca
- Ilex opaca f. subintegra Weath.
- Ilex opaca f. xanthocarpa Rehder
- Ilex opaca var. acuminata Raf.
- Ilex opaca var. floribunda Demcker
- Ilex opaca var. globosa Raf.
- Ilex opaca var. integra Alph.Wood
- Ilex opaca var. latifolia Raf.
- Ilex opaca var. laxiflora (Lam.) Nutt.
- Ilex opaca var. macrodon Raf.
- Ilex opaca var. opaca
- Ilex opaca var. subintegra (Weath.) Rehder
- Ilex quercifolia Meerb.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.